Verge collections

Donate

Charities and op shops are very grateful to receive good quality items. Many will even collect it for free. Items that can be donated include furniture, white goods, electrical items, homewares, toys, clothes, sports equipment and books.

Reuse

Gumtree and Facebook buy nothing groups are great ways to give your items a new home. You might even make some cash.

Recycle

There are many recycling services in Swan, many are free to residents. View recycling options.

Before booking a collection, please refer to the Terms and Conditions outlined on this page.

It is very important to correctly select the types of items that will be put out when you complete your booking. If you do not do so, some of your items may not be collected.

Book a collection

Note: rural properties cannot book verge collections. These properties are given a trailer (tip) pass instead. However, you can still book a mattress collection.

 

To change your booking, please make edits through the below link at least eight days before your scheduled collection. If you have any questions about making changes, please contact us.

Change your booking

To cancel your booking, please contact us.

Household

Accepted

Not accepted

Furniture (no glass) Bicycles Toys Small electrical goods Carpet and linoleum Fencing materials (wood and steel only) Wood (not garden waste) Wire Gates Poultry webbing Refrigerators Stoves Freezers Clothes dryers Air conditioners BBQs (not gas bottles) E-waste

Items longer than 1.5m Household food wastes Paint Vehicles, car bodies and car parts Tyres Batteries Asbestos products Flammable liquids Building materials Bricks, rubble and concrete Glass panels (e.g. table tops, window panes) Gas bottles Super 6 or fibre cement sheets  Hazardous material Anything included as part of a green waste collection Mattresses will only be collected as part of a pre-booked mattress collection

Green waste

Accepted

Not accepted

Organic garden waste Tree branches Twigs

Items larger than 1.5m long or 300mm wide Plastic bags Large tree stumps (must be cut into smaller pieces) Rocks, bricks and rubble Dirt, soil and sand Household refuse Building materials Lawn turf Asbestos products Anything included as part of a Household waste collection Fencing materials, flower pots, garden hoses and chemically treated/painted/stained timber will be collected as part of a household bulk waste collection

 

Up to three mattresses can be collected each financial year. This could be arranged as one collection (with three mattresses collected at once) or over multiple collections (up to three).

Mattress collections do not count towards your two household verge collections. However, you will also need to arrange a household collection if you need us to collect a bedframe or mattress base.

• Place items on your front verge, side verge or in a laneway (we do not collect from vacant blocks, parks or reserves)
• Do not obstruct the footpath, your normal bin service or the line of sight for motorists
• We will not collect items placed against walls, fences, poles, trees, sprinklers, utilities, cars or letterboxes
• Put your items out by 6am the day of your collection
• Do not put items out more than two days prior to your collection, this could result in an infringement
• Ensure that your pile is no larger than three cubic metres in size 
• Do not leave items not intended for bulk collection on the verge
• Separate waste into piles according to the type of waste it is
• Place your bulk pile at least one meter away from any obstructions.

We understand how frustrating it can be when you can’t find a suitable booking. Providing waste services across a large area of 1,042km² presents a significant challenge, and although we strive to offer as many bookings as possible, there are times when demand exceeds availability.

To address this, the City works with contractors to provide additional collection slots. However, there may still be instances when available times don’t match your preferred schedule.

If this is the case, we encourage you to visit one of our recycling centres in Bullsbrook or Malaga. Residents have unlimited free* access to these centres, where you can drop off recyclable items* at your convenience.

Visit our recycling centres page for more information.

*Accepted items only
*Some fees and charges apply
*Trucks and commercial loads are not accepted at any of our centres.